WASHINGTON, D.C. - Toledo Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who co-chairs the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, described Russian President Vladimir Putin as "caught in the time warp of the past" as she discussed Ukraine's unrest in a Thursday morning C-SPAN interview.

Kaptur said the nation of Russia "has never known liberty," and "the mindset of those who want complete power and control is still there," Kaptur said on C-SPAN's Washington Journal.

"We have to be mindful that the Russian bear has always wanted to expand and we have to make sure that the borders of nations are respected and they can't just plunder them," she continued, condemning Russia's incursion into Ukraine's Crimea region and applauding President Obama's handling of the situation.

Kaptur, whose forebears fled Ukraine for the United States, said she supports diplomatic efforts to alleviate the crisis by making Putin a global outcast, and believes war with Russia would be in nobody's interest.

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